Jordan Phillips, lead singer for The Kicks, teaches “Happy Christmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. “Happy Christmas” was recorded and released as a single in 1971. It peaked out at #4 on the UK charts in ’72 and then again charted at #2 in 1980 after Lennon’s tragic death. This song, originally written as a protest song, has become a standard holiday classic. It has been covered by dozens of artists over the years and has been voted the 9th best holiday song in a public poll done by VH1.

Jordan Phillips was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He picked up a guitar when he was 10 years old. Since then he has been writing, recording, and touring playing rock and roll music. In 2004, he relocated to Nashville, TN where he is now the lead singer and guitar player in the pop/rock band The Kicks. The Kicks have recorded 2 albums (with their 3rd releasing in September 2012) and have spent the past 4 years in North America and Central America, touring and opening for the likes of John Mayer, Los Lonely Boys, Rooney, and Hot Chelle Rae. They also appeared on Austin City Limits in 2011.

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"HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)"
Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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